• Select Seed Grower Directory

Select Seed Grower Directory

Through Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) Variety Release Program (VRP), breeder seed varieties developed by the Crop Development Centre (CDC) are made available to eligible Select Status seed growers in Saskatchewan royalty-free.

Variety Release Program

The Variety Release Program (VRP) is a seed distribution program managed by SPG where Select Seed Growers can access breeder seed of new broadly adapted varieties developed by plant breeders from the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan. 

The program’s purpose is to increase growth of the pulse industry in Saskatchewan and Western Canada through the rapid uptake and acceptance of new and improved pulse varieties. Crops included as part of this program include pea, lentil, chickpea, bean, and faba bean. Any nationally recognized Select Seed Grower whose provincial pulse grower organization has an agreement with SPG is eligible to apply for breeder seed through this program.  

We hope to maintain the quality of the seed being released by utilizing the existing plot inspection system of the Canadian Seed Growers Association (CSGA). Select Status certification is conferred by CSGA and individuals are advised to contact CSGA directly for more details on this process. Proof of Select grower status must be received from CSGA before a grower is able to access breeder seed from the VRP.

Related Resources
Select Seed Grower Volunteer Levy Form
2022 Pulse Variety Description Booklet
2022 Variety Release Program Update
2022 Pea Update
2022 Lentil & Faba Update
2022 Chickpea Update
2022 Key & Emerging Issues in Pulse Production
2021 Dry Bean Update
2021 Pulse Varieties Commercially Available to Growers
Plant Breeding Past September 2020
2020 Pulse of the Prairies Podcast: New Pulse Varieties

211 results

    • Year: CDC Spectrum (2016)

    A. Jay C. Fraser

    Crop: Pea
    Market Class: Yellow Pea
    Variety: CDC Spectrum

    • Year: CDC Jasper (2017); CDC Spectrum (2017)

    Alan Ross Trawin

    Crop: Pea
    Market Class: Forage Pea, Yellow Pea
    Variety: CDC Jasper, CDC Spectrum

    Trawin Seeds

    • Year: CDC Hickie (2021); CDC 219-16 (2020); CDC Blackstrap (2018); CDC Marmot (2017); CDC Palmer (2017); CDC Spruce (2016); CDC Amarillo (2012); CDC Limerick (2012)

    Albert James Robertson

    Crop: Bean, Chickpea, Faba Bean, Pea
    Market Class: Black Bean, Green Pea, Kabuli Chickpea, Pinto Bean, Yellow Pea
    Variety: CDC 219-16, CDC Amarillo, CDC Blackstrap, CDC Hickie, CDC Limerick, CDC Marmot, CDC Palmer, CDC Spruce

    Meadow Ridge Enterprises Ltd.

    • Year: CDC Tollefson (2021); CDC Orkney (2020); CDC Lima CL (2018); CDC Forest (2017, 2020); CDC Greenwater (2014, 2015); CDC Inca (2015); CDC Proclaim CL (2014); CDC Raezer (2013); CDC Greenstar (2013)

    Albert Lutzer

    Crop: Chickpea, Lentil, Pea
    Market Class: Green Pea, Kabuli Chickpea, Large Green Lentil, Small Red Lentil, Yellow Pea
    Variety: CDC 1748-1, CDC Forest, CDC Greenstar, CDC Greenwater, CDC Inca, CDC Lima CL, CDC Orkney, CDC Proclaim CL, CDC Raezer, CDC Tollefson

    LLSEEDS.ca

    • Year: CDC Snowdrop (2013); CDC Meadow (2011)

    Andrew Kittle

    Crop: Faba Bean, Pea
    Market Class: Yellow Pea, Zero Tannin Faba Bean
    Variety: CDC Meadow, CDC Snowdrop

    Kittle Farms Ltd.

    • Year: CDC Proclaim CL (2016); CDC Spectrum (2016)

    Armella Kemper

    Crop: Lentil, Pea
    Market Class: Small Red Lentil, Yellow Pea
    Variety: CDC Proclaim CL, CDC Spectrum

    K & A Farms Ltd.

    • Year: CDC Amarillo (2013)

    Arthur P. Hundeby

    Crop: Pea
    Market Class: Yellow Pea
    Variety: CDC Amarillo

    Hundeby Seeds

    • Year: CDC Hickie (2021); CDC Nimble CL (2020); CDC Lewochko (2018); CDC Lima CL (2018); CDC Proclaim CL (2018); CDC Inca (2015); CDC Amarillo (2013)

    Baine A. Fritzler

    Crop: Lentil, Pea
    Market Class: Large Green Lentil, Small Red Lentil, Yellow Pea
    Variety: CDC Amarillo, CDC Hickie, CDC Inca, CDC Lewochko, CDC Lima CL, CDC Nimble CL, CDC Proclaim CL

    Sundwall Seed Service

    • Year: CDC Grimm CL (2021); CDC Pasqua (2021); CDC Pearl (2021); CDC Hickie (2021); CDC Orkney (2020); CDC Lancer (2019); CDC Lima CL (2018); CDC Spectrum (2016); CDC Snowdrop (2015); CDC Inca (2015); CDC Impulse CL (2014); CDC Palmer (2014); CDC Greenstar (2013); CDC Amarillo (2012); CDC Leader (2011)

    Barry Reisner

    Crop: Chickpea, Faba Bean, Lentil, Pea
    Market Class: Kabuli Chickpea, Large Green Lentil, Small Red Lentil, Yellow Pea, Zero Tannin Faba Bean
    Variety: CDC 1748-1, CDC Amarillo, CDC Greenstar, CDC Grimm CL, CDC Hickie, CDC Impulse CL, CDC Inca, CDC Lancer, CDC Leader, CDC Lima CL, CDC Orkney, CDC Palmer, CDC Pasqua, CDC Pearl, CDC Snowdrop, CDC Spectrum

    Reisner Farm Ltd.

    • Year: CDC Limerick (2012)

    Bill Hetland

    Crop: Pea
    Market Class: Green Pea
    Variety: CDC Limerick

    Hetland Seeds Ltd.

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